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7478775Magnificencehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/magnificence-9780393089790/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3183488/9c20374d-1914-4e88-ab7f-24659379bf17.jpg?v=638811458488200000188229MXNW. W. Norton & CompanyInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy.</strong></p><p>Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation" (Scott Timberg, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>). <em>Salon</em> praised her for writing that is "always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself." The <em>Village Voice</em> added, "If Kurt Vonnegut were still alive, he would be extremely jealous."</p><p>This stunning new novel presents Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husbands death and the dissolution of her family. Embarking on a new phase in her life after inheriting her uncles sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy, Susan decides to restore the neglected, moth-eaten animal mounts, tending to "the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails." Meanwhile an equally derelict human menagerieincluding an unfaithful husband and a chorus of eccentric old womenjoins her in residence.</p><p>In a setting both wondrous and absurd, Susan defends her legacy from freeloading relatives and explores the mansions unknown spaces. Funny and heartbreaking, <em>Magnificence</em> explores evolution and extinction, children and parenthood, loss and revelation. The result is the rapturous final act to the critically acclaimed cycle of novels that began with <em>How the Dead Dream</em>.</p>...3453650Magnificence188229https://www.gandhi.com.mx/magnificence-9780393089790/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3183488/9c20374d-1914-4e88-ab7f-24659379bf17.jpg?v=638811458488200000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259780393089790_W3siaWQiOiIzZmRlNWI5Ni1lYTRiLTRlNmYtOTk0Ni01ZTAxMzc1YjdlZTUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQxLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE4OCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMjlUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780393089790_<p><strong>A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy.</strong></p><p>Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation" (Scott Timberg, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>). <em>Salon</em> praised her for writing that is "always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself." The <em>Village Voice</em> added, "If Kurt Vonnegut were still alive, he would be extremely jealous."</p><p>This stunning new novel presents Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husbands death and the dissolution of her family. Embarking on a new phase in her life after inheriting her uncles sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy, Susan decides to restore the neglected, moth-eaten animal mounts, tending to the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails. Meanwhile an equally derelict human menagerieincluding an unfaithful husband and a chorus of eccentric old womenjoins her in residence.</p><p>In a setting both wondrous and absurd, Susan defends her legacy from freeloading relatives and explores the mansions unknown spaces. Funny and heartbreaking, <em>Magnificence</em> explores evolution and extinction, children and parenthood, loss and revelation. The result is the rapturous final act to the critically acclaimed cycle of novels that began with <em>How the Dead Dream</em>.</p>...(*_*)9780393089790_<p><strong>A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy.</strong></p><p>Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is "one of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation" (Scott Timberg, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>). <em>Salon</em> praised her for writing that is "always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself." The <em>Village Voice</em> added, "If Kurt Vonnegut were still alive, he would be extremely jealous."</p><p>This stunning new novel presents Susan Lindley, a woman adrift after her husbands death and the dissolution of her family. Embarking on a new phase in her life after inheriting her uncles sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy, Susan decides to restore the neglected, moth-eaten animal mounts, tending to "the fur and feathers, the beaks, the bones and shimmering tails." Meanwhile an equally derelict human menagerieincluding an unfaithful husband and a chorus of eccentric old womenjoins her in residence.</p><p>In a setting both wondrous and absurd, Susan defends her legacy from freeloading relatives and explores the mansions unknown spaces. Funny and heartbreaking, <em>Magnificence</em> explores evolution and extinction, children and parenthood, loss and revelation. The result is the rapturous final act to the critically acclaimed cycle of novels that began with <em>How the Dead Dream</em>.</p>...9780393089790_W. W. 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